Recipes

[momtochloe]

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@Havarti wrote:

I would think starting with some good soups, with nice flavorful but soft bread (crust removed initially to make it softer), then work up to some pasta dishes.  Over time those gums will be less sore and start to heal & toughen up so that other food choices can be minced or diced into small/tiny pieces.  You can also puree foods – they often look less appealing but can still be tasty.  Egg dishes are a good option, too.  Hope that helps get you started and get the thought process going of things to look for or create that might involve some of her favorite flavors and ingredients. 

Think about the foods, too.  For example mashed potatoes would be good and you can add chesse, or garlic, etc. for variety.  Yet peas & corn with that tougher skin might be trickier for her.  Seedless watermelon could be good, but raspberries have seeds that might be uncomfortable at first for her to deal with.  Just think about the ingredients from the perspective of physical feel and palatability.

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@A60_Chevy, @Havarti and others on this thread have given you several good ideas and I would add that if there is some concern about ensuring her nutrition you could look into Ensure or something along those lines.

God bless you for helping like this!

[twinkies]

mashed potatoes [make sure they are cooled off]jello..pudding ,mashed hard boiled eggs,frappes ,milkshakes ,Instant breakfast ,applesauce,cream soups like mushroon ,cream of chicken and celery , vegetable soup in blender to blend veggies, Tomatoe juice or v 8 juice,

cathy from ma

[momtochloe]

Also, do they enjoy fish of any kind as that could be another option (you can tell I'm watching the Food Network this afternoon) . . . .

[A60_Chevy]

Thank you.

[A60_Chevy]

Thank you,

I had to remove everything from the chicken noodle soup.  i felt so bad for her but the next time I added and smashed all kinds of veggies.  This is a young small lady and weight she does not need to lose.  The pudding is a must for coating her stomach.

[A60_Chevy]

I will give this a try,

How long did it take for recovery?

[A60_Chevy]

She has been drinking broth and eating pudding she can't chew. Her gums are not closed.  She is still in shock also and no one but myself to help.  I can not cook but I will not leave her alone.  I was shocked but held my composure.

[A60_Chevy]

I will try the mashed potatoes however I think adding lots of broth and cream so she can sip through a straw or small spoon would work.  I saw wrinkles on her stomach and her bones are showing on her chest.

[lolakimono]

@A60_Chevy

I assumed (erroneously) that this was someone elderly.  Depending on why she lost her teeth, she may find some foods bothersome to her mouth and surrounding tissues.  I would research what's already out there for special diets, like one for post-tonsillectomy.

Here is a link of foods:

https://ahc.aurorahealthcare.org/fywb/baycare/x21544bc.pdf

https://healdove.com/oral-health/50-Soft-Foods-To-Eat-After-Wisdom-Teeth-Removal

[A60_Chevy]

Thank you,

She likes fish but her gums are not closed and she is still chucking if you know what I mean.  Her mouth is packed to keep from cloting.